Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • March 24, 2010 Ridgewood Weekend storm leads to 499 calls The Ridgewood Police Department reported 499 calls for help during the weekend of heavy rain and severe wind, including 236 calls related to fallen trees and downed wires. Most of the calls, police said, came in Saturday night and through the day on Sunday, but there were an additional 167 calls on Monday. Most calls were about the lack of electrical power, but there were also 60 calls triggered by burglar alarms. Ridgewood officials estimated 70 trees fell during the storm, and the Hillcrest section of the village was a maze of detours where trees and wires blocked roads. About 80 percent of Ridgewood lost electrical power. While power had been restored to the Broad Street area within 24 hours, Ridgewood Village Hall and the Ridgewood Library had no electrical power until Wednesday morning. No deaths or serious injuries were reported, but there were isolated homes without electricity on Wednesday even after village hall and the library received electrical power. J. KOSTER Purim celebrated at Temple Israel Temple Israel celebrated Purim with a Megillah Reading and Costume Parade for adults and children. The Megillah was read by members of the synagogue, young and old, reading from the Scroll of Esther. Many participated in the Parade of Costumes. Noise makers (groggers) were heard throughout the evening. At left: Alan Gallatin of Wyckoff reads from the Megillah as Cantor Caitlin Bromberg and Elan Melamed of Mahwah serve as gabbayim (assistants to the reader). At right: Sara Cantor and Rachel Fishbein of Ridgewood and Emily Schreiber of Ramsey admire Matt Lindenberg’s new baby, Helena. (Photos courtesy of Johanna Resnick Rosen.) Village police investigating burglary and other incidents The Ridgewood Police Department has reported a burglary and other thefts during the second week of March. On March 15, a representative of the Ridgewood Knights of Columbus reported the Knights’ building on Broad Street had been entered. The locked refrigerator had been forced open and items were taken. The Ridgewood Detective Bureau is investigating. On March 9, a Ridgewood employee observed a man discarding a wallet in a trash can in the area between Ridgewood Village Hall and the Ridgewood Public Library. Police officers located the man in the library and determined that the Paterson resident had dropped a wallet taken from the Stop and Shop on Franklin Avenue in the trash can. The man was arrested and charged with the theft of lost property. He faces an appearance in Ridgewood Municipal Court. On March 12, an employee of Valley Hospital reported that while she was at work in the Mother Baby Wing of the hospital, her locker was entered and $400 in cash was stolen from her wallet. The Ridgewood Detective Bureau is investigating. J. KOSTER Break the Highway Trend! ...not your community’s back. Save Time! Save Gas! Save Money! SAVE YOUR COMMUNITY! We Need You Talk to your kids about how dangerous it can be. SHOP LOCALLY. IT’S SMART. ...and besides, it’s so convenient! ��������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������� ������������������ � Local businesses are the backbone of your community and the trend to shop the big guys on the highway hurts us all.Your local businesses have what you want... at the right price... and close to home. So, why hassle with the highways?